Protest du Jour: Higher wages for security guards

Supporters of about 750 unionized local security guards will gather to protest slow talks in their first attempt to negotiate an areawide contract. Security guards are demanding higher wages and health benefits.

The demonstration is expected to begin at noon Tuesday at Seventh Avenue and Pike Street in downtown Seattle. Union supporters will then march to Sixth Avenue and Union Street for a rally.

The guards are represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 6.